Disappearing smilies (update: looks to be an Internet Explorer 8 problem)

BardSkye · Jun 26, 2009

I love the choice of smilies on the boards even though I don't use them all that often. This evening I went to use the "hello" wave one and can't access it. The box comes up with the top half dozen or so and I can see the very top of the next one down, but the slider fills up its allotted space and won't move. In addition, the top now says "Smilie 1".

Is it just me or has something been changed?

alleycat · Jun 26, 2009

Some of the smilies have been banned for posting naughty things about two of the flirty mods.

;-) j/k

CACTUSWENDY · Jun 26, 2009

On the tech threads I posted the same thingy. Turns out it is the IE. I loaded foxfire and got them all back.....

I guess IE has up graded or something. I don't know what else to tell ya.

BardSkye · Jun 26, 2009

I thought it must be something like that. :e2tongue:

There are one or two I can just type in, but I don't know all of them.

And Windows just did an automatic upgrade on my system, so that must be it.

Thanks very much.

TheIT · Jun 26, 2009

Seems that IE 8 can't figure out how big the smilie window should be. One workaround is to go to the very bottom of the page and look in the left-hand corner. Where it says "Smilies are on", click on the smilies link and it will bring up the window which has all the codes for the smilies. From that, you can figure out what to type in.

BardSkye · Jun 26, 2009

Thanks again. I'll give that a try.

2Wheels · Jun 28, 2009

Alternatively, you can click the "Compatability" button at the far right of the address bar in IE8 (looks like a piece of shredded paper). You'll get your smilies and font list back (I knows, 'cos it happened to me!).

stormie · Jun 29, 2009

I lost my little storm below my sig. I tried the compatibility view but I still can't access www.bestsmileys.com. It's where the storm smilie came from and all my happy birthday smilies. But I do get all the smilies here at AW. Strange.

ETA: the lil' storm is back

euclid · Jul 3, 2009

I've tried compatability mode.

Testing smilies. :ROFL:

Miguelito · Jul 3, 2009

I was going to say you need to find a new editor, one that will let you write corny things like, "Nostalgia buzzed in my gut like a swarm of wasps antagonized by a stupid kid poking a stick into their hive."

Then I realized you're talking about smilies. Not similes. Oopsie.

Bufty · Jul 4, 2009

Brilliant! I wondered where my smilies had gone -now they're back. Thanks 2 Wheels.....

Disappearing smilies (update: looks to be an Internet Explorer 8 problem)

BardSkye

Barbershoppin' Harmony Whore

alleycat

Still around

CACTUSWENDY

An old, sappy, and happy one.

BardSkye

Barbershoppin' Harmony Whore

TheIT

Infuriatingly Theoretical

BardSkye

Barbershoppin' Harmony Whore

2Wheels

Anachronista

stormie

storm central

euclid

Where did I put me specs?

Miguelito

Filled with optimism. And scotch.

Bufty

Where have the last ten years gone?